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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
May. 20, 2002
John Greaves, Hampshire, GB;
Kee Klamp Limited, Reading, GB;
Abstract
A connector assembly for a handrail installation comprises two connector components one of which locates within the bore of an end of a tubular member of the handrail installation and the other of which connects to a second member of the handrail installation, each connector component comprising a head portion and a location portion and the head portions of the two handrail connector components being provided with apertures to receive a retention means for holding the two connector components in interconnected relationship, said apertures and the retention means each having a major axis thereof extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of said bore of the end of a tubular member of the handrail installation whereby, during construction of a handrail installation, the retention means may act as a pivot to allow the two connector components to pivot one relative to the other about an axis substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal direction, a first of said connector components providing a fixed location of the retention means relative to said first of the two components and a second of said components having an aperture which is of elongate form in a plane perpendicular to said major axis whereby, during construction of a handrail installation, the second member may be selectively positioned relative to the first member, said retention means being operable firmly to secure the two head portions relative to one another.